The City of Seattle Department of Transportation received a $3.2 million project grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on August 25, 2022 to maintain Seattle's streetcar system through March 31, 2023. Specifically, the grant funds the annual program of work to maintain safety and reliability for the two streetcar lines that comprise Seattle's system - the South Lake Union line consisting of 2.6 route miles and the First Hill...
The City of Seattle received a $536,000 project grant award from the Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to carry out maintenance of the Seattle Streetcar system from September 2021 through March 2024. The grant funding will support the annual program of work needed to maintain the South Lake Union Streetcar and First Hill Streetcar lines in a state of good repair. This will ensure the continued safety,...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $532,638.00 to the City of Seattle to maintain the Seattle Streetcar system. The project will preserve the 2.6 directional route miles of the South Lake Union Line and the 5.0 directional miles of the First Hill Streetcar Line, keeping the system in a state of good repair. This annual maintenance program will benefit all riders of...
The City of Seattle received a $1,203,164 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 8, 2023. The grant funds will support the City's operation of the Seattle Streetcar system through July 30, 2023. As the direct recipient, the City will use the funding to mitigate operating deficits caused by service interruptions and reduced ridership during the COVID-19 pandemic. This...
The City of Seattle received a $1,099,411 project grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) to maintain the South Lake Union Streetcar line. The grant will fund the City's annual program of work for FY2022 through FY2023 to maintain the 2.6 route mile fixed guideway, 11 stops and stations, and 3 streetcar vehicles that comprise the South Lake Union Streetcar system. Maintenance activities...
The City of Seattle has been awarded a $6,942,057 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The purpose of this award is to fund the Fairview Ave N Multimodal Improvements project, which will widen Fairview Ave N to accommodate an additional southbound transit-only lane for streetcars and buses, upgrade bus stops, and rechannel the roadway to provide a northbound business access and...
The City of Seattle received a $2.8 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on June 8, 2023. The funding will support preventative maintenance activities for Seattle's monorail system through March 30, 2026 to improve operations, enhance the passenger experience, and allow continued services connecting downtown Seattle and the Seattle Center cultural campus in...
The City of Seattle received a $2.488 million project grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Federal Transit Formula Grants (CFDA 20.507) program. The grant provides $1.192 million in Section 5337 State of Good Repair formula funding and $797,000 in Section 5307 formula funding for major maintenance and renovation activities for the Seattle Center Monorail system. Funding will support improvements to maintain and sustain the monorail...
The City of Seattle has been awarded a $1,362,088 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration's State of Good Repair Grants Program (CFDA 20.525). The grant funding will support major maintenance and renovation activities for the Seattle Center Monorail system, which began service in 1962. The project aims to improve, maintain, and sustain the monorail system and its existing facilities to enhance the regional transportation system and improve the...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (CFDA 20.507 - Federal Transit Formula Grants) provides $411,909.00 in funding to the City of Seattle, WA to support major maintenance and renovation activities for the Seattle Center Monorail system. The grant will focus on modernizing and rehabilitating the train propulsion and wheel assembly to improve the reliability and passenger experience of this regional public transportation...